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Skoda Kushaq
We get our first taste of the mid-size SUV from the Skoda-VW stable. Does it stay true to the ethos of the brand?
SPEED FEST
The track day culture is booming, as we found out on the Winter Edition of The Speedfest
GREY HOUNDS
600 horses, twin-turbo V8s, all-wheel-drive, launch control, lap timers and four doors. These are family cars you can take to the race track
“IT'S THE START OF SOMETHING NEW”
The T-Roc is coming back, the Taigun is all set to be unveiled next month, a new sedan will come by the year end and there’s a fourth SUV in the pipeline. 2021 promises to be “super-exciting” says Ashish Gupta, brand director, Volkswagen India
LEFT FIELD
The Kia Sonet and the Mahindra Thar are selling like hotcakes. Which one of these two vastly different SUVs should you buy?
ALL GUNS BLAZING
Lamborghini’s Aventador SVJ and Nissan’s GT-R Nismo are two old warriors at their fiercest and most brutal, determined to go out on an adrenaline-fuelled high
HOMEGROWN HEROES
Electric vehicles are getting better by the day, and with two Indian manufacturers stepping into the game, is this the right time to shop electric?
A HARD RAID A HEAD!
Hero MotoSports Team Rally’s fifth Dakar venture reaped rich fruits for JRod and Buhler, though C S Santosh’s medical issues have left us all on edge
Ferrari F8 Tributo, Lamborghini Huracán Evo Rwd & McLaren 765LT
Three spectacular supercars, but they can’t all go through, can they? Richard Meaden attempts to identify the weaker players
THE LAST STRIKE
Seeing out the tumultous year of 2020 with a bang – chasing snow, sand and the sea on one final road trip
Wrap party
Porsche’s next 911 GT3 will be officially revealed in February 2021, but we caught up with GT boss Andreas Preuninger during a final development drive to discover what to expect
Toyota Urban Cruiser
Toyota enters the hotly contested compact SUV segment with the Urban Cruiser, the rebadged version of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza
Volvo S60
Quiet, comfortable and refined — the Volvo S60 may not be a driver’s car but it certainly is desirable
TOYOTA GR YARIS, VW GOLF GTI & HONDA CIVIC TYPE R
A vintage year for hot hatches sees these three very different examples vying for places in the final. John Barker reveals which make it through
THRILL OF LEARNING
Rookie rider Suvrat heads to the racetrack to hone his riding skills ahead of two race weekends
ITALIAN CHARM
The Aprilia SXR 160 was revealed at the Auto Expo 2020. Eleven months down the line, we finally get astride the maxi-scooter
Final Form
The 488 returns as a limited-run, track-only special and it is absolutely bonkers
ARIEL NOMAD R & ASTON MARTIN DBX
They’re like nothing else at this year’s eCoty, so can their unique abilities and appeal see them make their way through to the second round? Henry Catchpole finds out
Volkswagen Polo GT V Hyundai i20
Now with a turbo-petrol engine and a dual-clutch transmission, can the i20 thrill the enthusiast much like the Polo GT does?
SPEED HUNTERS
Hunting for India’s fastest road, in India’s fastest cars
Skoda Octavia RS 245
We seize the rare opportunity to go flat-out on an airstrip, that too in the fastest vRS ever!
THE G.O.A.T
Lewis Hamilton is now tied with Michael Schumacher for most number of world titles. But is he the best Formula 1 driver ever?
Topless Italian
V8, cutting-edge hybrid tech and a retractable roof — the SF90 Spider is Ferrari at its best
THAR TO THAR
We spend a week with the new Thar to find out if you can live with it, if it can chew miles on the highway, if it can bash dunes, and if we are still smitten once the initial novelty has worn off
Hyundai i20 N
You've read all about the i20 with its turbo-petrol engine. But here is what the i20 is truly capable of and if you enthusiasts scream loud enough, Hyundai might just bring it here!
HOLDING FORT
The Kia Sonet heads out on a road trip, discovering the grand monuments left behind by the Maratha empire.
DOUBLE TAKE
The BMW G 310 R gets a number of minor updates and an attractive price tag, making it a far more appealing motorcycle
Bulls on parade!
How close to competition spec is the Huracan STO? Very much indeed, as we find out...
ROYAL AFFAIR
We retrace the design inspirations of the Kia Sonet while on a road trip to find out how good it is on the highway
PLAY IT SAFE
As part of Hyundai’s #BeTheBetterGuy campaign, we’ve got you our top tips for being safer drivers, and making the roads a safer place